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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Residents gather at the site of a bomb attack that occurred in Basra, 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad, May 10, 2010. Bombers and gunmen seen as linked to a battered but still lethal al Qaeda killed at least 80 people on Monday in a day-long wave of attacks on markets, a textile factory, checkpoints and other sites across Iraq. REUTERS/Atef Hassan

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Residents gather at the site of a bomb attack that occurred in Basra, 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad, May 10, 2010. Bombers and gunmen seen as linked to a battered but still lethal al Qaeda killed at least 80 people on Monday in a day-long wave of attacks on markets, a textile factory, checkpoints and other sites across Iraq. REUTERS/Atef Hassan

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

A Buddhist monk uses clappers while sitting in a tent in the anti-government protesters' encampment in Bangkok's main shopping district May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Caren Firouz

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

A Buddhist monk uses clappers while sitting in a tent in the anti-government protesters' encampment in Bangkok's main shopping district May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Caren Firouz

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Workers pose for a photo after positioning a giant canvas of the official poster of the 63rd Cannes Film Festival on the facade of the Festival Palace in Cannes May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Workers pose for a photo after positioning a giant canvas of the official poster of the 63rd Cannes Film Festival on the facade of the Festival Palace in Cannes May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Mariachis head home after a day of playing music at the General Cemetery in Guatemala City May 10, 2010. The musicians spent the day performing for people visiting the graves of their mothers on Mother's Day, which falls on May 10 in Guatemala. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Mariachis head home after a day of playing music at the General Cemetery in Guatemala City May 10, 2010. The musicians spent the day performing for people visiting the graves of their mothers on Mother's Day, which falls on May 10 in Guatemala. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

A model presents a creation by Georgian designer George Shaghashvili during Tbilisi Fashion Week May 10, 2010. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

A model presents a creation by Georgian designer George Shaghashvili during Tbilisi Fashion Week May 10, 2010. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

A man leaves the Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, May 11, 2010. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

A man leaves the Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, May 11, 2010. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

Palestinians attend a rally near Erez crossing between Israel and northern Gaza Strip May 10, 2010, calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Palestinians attend a rally near Erez crossing between Israel and northern Gaza Strip May 10, 2010, calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Three year-old Morgan Edmonds plays in the surf as a clean-up crew combs the beach on Dauphin Island, Alabama May 10, 2010, two days after tar balls washed up onshore. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Three year-old Morgan Edmonds plays in the surf as a clean-up crew combs the beach on Dauphin Island, Alabama May 10, 2010, two days after tar balls washed up onshore. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Flip flops depicting Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (top) and Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban are seen during an anti-government "red shirt" rally at their encampment in Bangkok's main shopping district May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Flip flops depicting Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (top) and Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban are seen during an anti-government "red shirt" rally at their encampment in Bangkok's main shopping district May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Catholic priests walk inside Myeongdong Cathedral during a mass prayer demanding the Four River Restoration Project to be stopped, in Seoul May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Catholic priests walk inside Myeongdong Cathedral during a mass prayer demanding the Four River Restoration Project to be stopped, in Seoul May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

People line up to vote in a public school in Las Pinas, Philippines, May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Nicky Loh

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

People line up to vote in a public school in Las Pinas, Philippines, May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Nicky Loh

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden (L) escort nominee for Supreme Court Justice, Solicitor General Elena Kagan (C), in the Cross Hall at the White House in Washington May 10, 2010. Kagan is Obama's choice to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. REUTERS/Larry Downing

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden (L) escort nominee for Supreme Court Justice, Solicitor General Elena Kagan (C), in the Cross Hall at the White House in Washington May 10, 2010. Kagan is Obama's choice to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. REUTERS/Larry Downing

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force QRF take a break in their sleeping room in a combat outpost in Chahar Dara district on the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 10, 2010. The sign reads, "Presidential suite". REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force QRF take a break in their sleeping room in a combat outpost in Chahar Dara district on the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 10, 2010. The sign reads, "Presidential suite". REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

People look at performers in identical bright yellow dresses walk across the top of an eight foot (2.4 meters) high yellow box as part of the "Walk the Walk" art project by Kate Gilmore at Bryant Park in New York May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

People look at performers in identical bright yellow dresses walk across the top of an eight foot (2.4 meters) high yellow box as part of the "Walk the Walk" art project by Kate Gilmore at Bryant Park in New York May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Igorot tribesman Nicolas Cawed, 66, and his daughter Mia Nicole, 20, fill up an official ballot before casting it on an automated machine during voting in Baguio city, north of Manila, May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Harley Palangchiao

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Igorot tribesman Nicolas Cawed, 66, and his daughter Mia Nicole, 20, fill up an official ballot before casting it on an automated machine during voting in Baguio city, north of Manila, May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Harley Palangchiao

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Bolivian mine leader Pedro Montes (C) leads a march, during an indefinite strike to demand higher pay, near Caracollo on the road between Oruro and La Paz, Bolivia, May 10, 2010. REUTERS/David Mercado

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Bolivian mine leader Pedro Montes (C) leads a march, during an indefinite strike to demand higher pay, near Caracollo on the road between Oruro and La Paz, Bolivia, May 10, 2010. REUTERS/David Mercado

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

An England fan (C) talks on the telephone in the company of friends after the Super 8 match between England and New Zealand at Beausejour Cricket Ground during the ICC World Twenty20 cricket tournament in Gros Islet, St. Lucia, May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Philip Brown

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

An England fan (C) talks on the telephone in the company of friends after the Super 8 match between England and New Zealand at Beausejour Cricket Ground during the ICC World Twenty20 cricket tournament in Gros Islet, St. Lucia, May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Philip Brown

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Workers in a newly completed building can be seen through a large glass window in central Beijing May 10, 2010. REUTERS/David Gray

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Workers in a newly completed building can be seen through a large glass window in central Beijing May 10, 2010. REUTERS/David Gray

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivers a statement outside his official residence of 10 Downing Street in London May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Paul Hackett

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivers a statement outside his official residence of 10 Downing Street in London May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Paul Hackett

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Miners take a break in a coal mine in Turkey's Black Sea city of Zonguldak May 10, 2010. Zonguldak's coal mines hold the most important hard coal reserves of Turkey. According to the numbers given by Turkey's Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, the total coal reserve in Zonguldak province is 1,344 billion tons, while visible reserve here is at the level of 550 million tons. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Miners take a break in a coal mine in Turkey's Black Sea city of Zonguldak May 10, 2010. Zonguldak's coal mines hold the most important hard coal reserves of Turkey. According to the numbers given by Turkey's Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, the total coal reserve in Zonguldak province is 1,344 billion tons, while visible reserve here is at the level of 550 million tons. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Farmer Shu Mansheng prepares to take off with his homemade ultralight aircraft in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, May 10, 2010. REUTERS/China Daily

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Farmer Shu Mansheng prepares to take off with his homemade ultralight aircraft in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, May 10, 2010. REUTERS/China Daily

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

A man fills out his vote ballot in a classroom during the Philippines presidential election in Pasay City, Manila May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Nicky Loh

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

A man fills out his vote ballot in a classroom during the Philippines presidential election in Pasay City, Manila May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Nicky Loh